All Health Service Journal articles in 1999-04-15
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Retraining for suspended Scots surgeon
A suspended Scottish surgeon is to undergo supervised surgical retraining before being allowed back to work after an external inquiry found concerns about his clinical practice were justified.
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What will NICE do?
Appraise and issue guidelines on management of diseases and use of particular drugs or interventions.
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Needlepoint:
Needlepoint: consultant radiologist Dr Mark Callaway (left) with patient Andrew Wood, demonstrating a new technique for detecting 'hidden' cancers, developed with his United Bristol Healthcare trust colleague Dr Julian Kabala. It uses an open magnetic resonance imaging scanner and a specially designed non-magnetic cutting needle to diagnose difficult to detect ...
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Scots MPs say no
Labour has launched its Scottish election campaign with a pledge to build eight new hospitals, including the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, using what Scottish secretary Donald Dewar called a 'public-private partnership' rather than PFI.
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Nice work: jobs on-line
HSJ's web site takes a significant step forward today with the launch of HSJ Jobs Plus, offering its 24,000 registered users the chance to access full-text advertisements for jobs, tenders and courses and conferences online. The fully searchable database, covering every job advertised in HSJ, will also include a 'job ...
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Indicators launched for Wales
Welsh health minister Jon Owen Jones has launched the country's first set of clinical indicators for hospitals.
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Jowell orders independent probe into mobile phones
Public health minister Tessa Jowell has instructed the National Radiological Protection Board to set up an independent working group to assess the state of research into mobile phones. Announcing the initiative, Ms Jowell said it would be wrong to ignore public concern about the possible health risks. A short study ...
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At the midnight hour
The government's refusal to fund a national pay deal for the millennium holiday is ruining the party for human resources managers. Barbara Millar reports